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A growing body of research suggests that vitamin D may play a subtler role in mood than previously assumed, becoming most influential only when levels drop to the low end of the spectrum.

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Everyone feels depressed from time to time. But not everyone has depression. Depression, also referred to as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a condition that can cause severe ...

Anxiety can feel like a storm that starts deep inside the skull. For years, neuroscientists have known that the amygdala — an ...

Jeremy Karmel, co-founder of Feeling Great, also contributed to the research and findings discussed here. Imagine waking up feeling anxious and hopeless. You think “I’ll never be happy. Nothing I do ...

Researchers identified SGK1 as a key chemical connecting childhood trauma to depression and suicidal behavior. High SGK1 ...

Editor's Note: An excerpt of this story ran in WBUR's weekly health newsletter, CommonHealth. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Turns out, an orange a day might do ...

You’ve probably heard people use the term “brain fog” to describe times when they felt like their brain function was slightly off. It’s often associated with symptoms like trouble concentrating, a ...